Studies in Viral Ecology, Volume 2 Animal Host Systems

by Hurst, Christon J.

• ISBN13: 9780470624296
• ISBN10: 0470624299
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-08-23
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This book explains the ecology of viruses by examining their interactive dynamics with their hosting species (in this volume, in animals), including the types of transmission cycles that viruses have evolved encompassing principal and alternate hosts, vehicles and vectoring species. Examining virology from an organismal biology approach and focusing on the concept that viral infections represent areas of overlap in the ecologies of the involved species, Viral Ecology is essential for students and professionals who either may be non-virologists or virologists whose previous familiarity has been very specialized.

Author Biography

Professor Hurst is an affiliated faculty member at Xavier University and holds a life appointment as Visiting Professor at Universidad del Valle in Columbia. He has authored several books on viruses and viral ecology and has been a leader in defining the field of Viral Ecology.

Table of Contents

Dedication	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Contributors	p. xiii
Attribution credits for cover and spine artwork	p. xv
An Introduction to The Structure And Behavior of Viruses	p. 1
Defining the ecology of viruses	p. 3
An introduction to viral taxonomy with emphasis on microbial and botanical hosts and the proposal of akamara, a potential domain for the genomic acellular agents	p. 41
Virus Morphology, Replication, and Assembly	p. 67
The (Co) Evolutionary Ecology Of Viruses	p. 131
Viruses Of Other Microorganisms	p. 145
Bacteriophage And Viral Ecology As Seen Through The Lens Of Nucleic Acid Sequence Data	p. 147
Viruses Of Cyanofaacteria	p. 169
Viruses Of Eukaryotic Algae	p. 189
Viruses Of Seaweeds	p. 205
The Ecology And Evolution Of Fungal Viruses	p. 217
Prion Ecology
Viruses Of Macroscopic Plants	p. 271
Ecology Of Plant Viruses, With Special Reference To Geminiviruses	p. 273
Viroids And Viroid Diseases Of Plants	p. 307
Index	p. 343
Dedication	p. ix
Preface	p. Xi
Contributors	p. Xiii
Attribution Credits For Cover And Spine Artwork	p. Xv
An Introduction To The Structure And Behavior Of Viruses	p. 1
Defining the Ecology of Viruses	p. 3
An Introduction to Viral Taxonomy with Emphasis on Animal Hosts and the Proposal of Akamara, a Potential Domain for the Genomic Acellular Agents	p. 41
Virus Morphology, Replication, and Assembly	p. 63
The (Co)evolutionary Ecology of Viruses	p. 127
Viruses Of Macroscopic Animals	p. 141
Coral Viruses	p. 143
Viruses Infecting Marine Molluscs	p. 153
The Viral Ecology of Aquatic Crustaceans	p. 177
Viruses of Fish	p. 191
Ecology of Viruses Infecting Ectothermic VertebratesùThe Impact of Ranavirus Infections on Amphibians
Viruses of Insects	p. 261
Viruses of Terrestrial Mammals	p. 273
Viruses of Cetaceans
The Relationship Between Humans, Their Viruses, and Prions
Ecology of Avian Viruses	p. 365
Index	p. 395
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.